| 摘要 |
A method for transmitting facsimile documents from a facsimile store-and-forward service computer (50) to a networked computer system (20). The networked computer system includes a central server computer (22) and one or more computers (34) coupled to the central server computer. According to a first embodiment of the present invention, the central server computer is programmed to determine whether the facsimile store-and-forward service computer has received a facsimile document for a particular user of the networked computer system. If so, the central server causes the facsimile store-and-forward service computer to transmit the facsimile documents to the central server computer. Upon receipt, the central server computer opens a file that is associated with the particular user and stores the facsimile document in the file. According to a second embodiment of the present invention, the facsimile store-and-forward service computer is programmed to transmit any received facsimile documents to the central server computer upon receipt. The service computer inserts a code into a header block that is transmitted with the facsimile document to indicate to the central server computer who is the intended recipient of the facsimile document. After receiving the header block, the central server computer reads the code and identifies the intended recipient, opens a file associated with the intended recipient, stores the received facsimile document in the file and notifies the intended recipient that a facsimile document has been received.
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